Means for ventilating railway and other carriages.



F. GAIN. MEANS FOR VENTILATING RAILWAY AND OTHER GARRIAGES.

APPLIOATION FILED 111111.25. 1911.

1,043,686. Patented N015, 1912.

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P. GAIN. MEANS FOR YENTILATING RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25,'1911.

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FELIX GAIN, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

MEANS FOR VENTILATING RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELIX GAIN, subject of the Kingdom of Belgium, residing at 4l() Rue de lArcade, Paris, in the Republic of France, chief engineer of La Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Europens, -have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Ventilating Railway andother Carriages, of which the following is a specifieation.

The present invention has for its object a device for Ventilating railway and other carriages which consists of a series of vertical glass strips mounted on pivots in a frame which is mounted in the wall of the carriage, these strips being connected by a coupling rod which enables them to be displaced all together.

This invention relates at the same time, to controlling means for actuating the strips from the interior of the carriage and from the exterior, these means being devised in such a manner as not to constitute any appreciable projection either internally or externally on the interior so as not to create any obstacle in the passages of corridor carriages and at the exterior so that the permissible external gage may not be exceeded. In accordance with this invent-ion operation from the interior is eiected by means of a lever which is pivoted on a rigid bar fixed to the rotary shoes in which the upper and lower ends ci one of the strips of glass are embedded, the hinge of the lever being arranged in such a manner that the latter can be turned back vertically against the said bar; the extent to which the device projects is then so small that it does not impede the passage ot' the window sliding vertically in the `wall of the carriage. Operation from the exterior is obtained by means of a handle presenting the form of an inverted T which is fixed to the lower trunnion of one of the strips beneath the frame of the device and outside the path of the movable window.

The accompanying drawing which is given by way of example only shows an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a partial elevation of the ventilating device from the inside. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line -A-A in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan showing the top of the frame. Figs. l and 5 are respectively an elevation and a plan of one of the upper Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 25, 1911. Serial No. 616,851.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

shoes. Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively an elevation and a plan of one of the lower shoes. Fig. 8 is an elevation of a modified form of shoe presenting the form of a fork.

Each ci' the strips of glass l of the ventilator is held between two shoes 2 and 3 into which its top and bottoni ends are let. Each of these shoes comprises a vertical trunnion 4 which ends in a head 5 of larger diameter. These trunnions are supported in such a manner as to be able to rotate between upper cross pieces 6 and lower cross pieces 7 and bearings 8 which are fixed by means of screws t0 these Cross pieces on their outer face. The shoes are thus j ournaled upon the cross pieces in such a manner that they can not escape or be lost en route in case the glass should be broken. When a glass has to be replaced it is only necessary to withdraw the bearing 8 at the top or at the bottom to enable a fresh glass to be placed-in position in its shoes.

The cross pieces 6 and 7 are fixed in the wall of the carriage in any convenient manner at a certain distance outside the movable window 9 whichslides in the wall in the usual manner. On its inner side the lower cross piece comprises an upwardly directed ange 10 which serves to prevent water from entering the interior of the carriage.

The upper shoes 2 are provided with a lateral lug 11 presenting a recess 12; these recesses 12 serve for the reception of pins 13 integral with a connecting rod 14E` which is arranged between the lugs 11 and the upper cross piece 6; this rod is guided by pins 15 engaged in slots 16 formed in the cross piece 6. It follows that all the strips necessarily rotate together.

The T-shaped ends of a vertical bar 17 are fixed by means of screws upon the slices 2 and 3 of one of the strips; at approximately its middle point this bar carries an operating handle or lever 1S. This handle is pivoted upon the bar by means of a horizontal hinge in such a manner that it lies alongthe bar under the influence of gravity. In this position the projection that it forms on the inside of the strips 1 is so small that it does not impede the passage of the sliding window 9 and its frame.

In addition the trunnion of one of the shoesB is prolonged downward and carries a handle 19 presenting the form of an inverted T which is located beneath the cross piece 7 and outside the path of the movable window; this handle can be operated from the exterior by means of a portable rod ending in a forl which engages with the handle; it can also be operated from the interior of the carriage when the window 9 is lowered. The shoes which support the ends of the strips l may vary inshape. By way of example Fig. 8 shows a fork-shaped shoe in which the strip of glass l is held by a screw 20 passing through the whole.

Claim: l

A Ventilating device for ears, comprising upper and lower supporting members, the

upper members being slotted, an upper and a lower set of shoes, each having projecting from one face a trunnion Journaled 1n the said members, and a recess in its other side,

the upper shoes being provided with recessed lugs, strips having their ends in the recesses of the shoes, a bar arranged between the upper member and upper shoes and provided with pins on its upper face engaging the slots of the upper member and pins on its lower face engaging the recesses of the lugs of the shoes, and means for turning the shoes.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FELIX GAIN.

Witnesses CAMILLE BLTRY, MAURICE Roux.

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